Christmas Eve (1)
Monday 16th January
To understand pathetic
fallacy and
foreshadowing.
To explore how Hill
uses foreshadowing.
Starter activity
Last lesson we explored the
features of the Gothic genre.
On your worksheet, next to
each of the fourteen letters,
try to write a feature of the
Gothic genre.
Stand up
If you know a feature of the Gothic genre that
begins with the letter:
B
Stand up
If you know a feature of the Gothic genre that
begins with the letter:
C
Stand up
If you know a feature of the Gothic genre that
begins with the letter:
G
Stand up
If you know a feature of the Gothic genre that
begins with the letter:
H
Stand up
If you know a feature of the Gothic genre that
begins with the letter:
M
What is Pathetic Fallacy?
Pathetic fallacy is when a writer uses the
weather / nature and setting to send
signals to the reader.
Look at the following images – what
signals do you think a film maker is trying
to send to his audience with these
scenes?
For example, a hot day suggests that thing are about to
heat up – either into violence or passion!
A dark, misty night suggests that something “scary” is
about to happen
A calm sea and sky suggest calm in the film – often the
calm before the storm!
What impression is created?
When watching this
trailer for the film
adaptation of the novel,
Wuthering Heights, try
to complete the
sentence starter below:
The weather creates
the impression that the
characters may be
feeling…
What is foreshadowing?
This is when a writer gives clues to the
reader that suggest ideas / themes or
things that might happen later in the
story.
This is also frequently done in film
trailers. Watch the Trailer for “Woman
In Black” what events are
foreshadowed?
Using Pathetic Fallacy – what is being
suggested with this setting?
What is foreshadowing?
This is when a writer gives clues to the reader
that suggest ideas / themes or things that
might happen later in the story.
As we read the first chapter of the novel, I am
going to pick out some quotes that we can
analyze for foreshadowing.
Walk the line!
If you believe that this quote tells us
that something good is to come.
If you believe that this quote tells us
that something bad is to come.
good
On that day, I truly believed that I had at
last come out from under the long
shadow cast by events of the past and
saw from his face and felt from the
warmth of his handclasp that Mr. Bentley
believed it too.
bad
good
Indeed, since those earlier experiences I
had deliberately avoided all contemplation
of any remotely non-material matters and
clung to the prosaic, the visible and
tangible.
bad
good
I was then thirty-five and I had been a widower
for the past twelve years. I had no taste at all for
social life and, although in good general health ,
was prone to occasional nervous illnesses and
conditions, as a result of the experiences I will
come to relate. Truth to tell, I was growing old
well before my time, a somber, palecomplexioned man with a strained expression- a
dull dog.
bad
Analysis
Read the
quotations and
explain what each
quotation suggests
to the reader.
Homework
Complete the
analysis worksheet,
for next lesson.
Christmas Eve (1)
Monday 16th January
To understand pathetic fallacy and foreshadowing.
To explore how Hill uses foreshadowing.